

However, there are different approaches to treatment for those who do in fact experience any side effects or symptoms, depending on what the root cause of the flat feet. If a patient with flat feet does not experience any discomfort or pain, and has no other side effects or symptoms due to their flat feet, there is no need for treatment in those cases. This is considered more of a variation from the average foot shape, rather than a defect, as most children are born with flexible flat feet and develop more of a pronounced arch as they age. The weight of standing upright makes their arches appear to have collapsed. Flexible flat feet are when someone has completely lack feet and lack of an arch while standing upright, but have normally arched feet when they are standing on their toes or sitting. The cause of rigid flat feet is more commonly due to abnormal development of the foot as the patient ages, often as a result of a congenital defect. This type of condition is likely to diagnosed as the patient ages into their teens, and will likely become worse or develop other symptoms as the patient continues to age. Essentially, the foot always appears to have no arch even in changes in position. Rigid flat feet occur when someone has no indication of an arch, regardless of if they are standing or sitting. There are two distinct types of flat feet rigid feet and flexible feet.
